XeroTolerance
If You Ain't Blasting, You Ain't Lasting!
Hello everybody. I have a huge problem that I need your advice on. As you know I'm cycling a 10 gallon tank with 2 mystery snails. It has been two weeks and my ammonia is only at 1.0ppm. I think this is because my snails are in their shells all the time. They are never out. I think it is because my ammonia levels. That is why I'm faced with this question. If the snails are in their shells how am I going to generate ammonia? Also, I am faced with another huge question. Should I return them? The reason I would like to return them is so I can do a fish-less cycle. Those are faster and safer for everybody. Also you can add a huge bio-load when its done. What do you guys think? Should I return my two mystery snails that I had since October, or should I keep them in the tank and have them in their shells all the time without helping the cycle at all. Also the is a risk of them dieing if they stay in the tank. It would be all for nothing. The LFS that I got them from (AKA Petsmart) takes really good care of their snails. I would not worry at all if I returned them because they would have a better life there than with me. At Petsmart they have nice thick colorful shells with lots of space. I think that I should return them and do a fish-less cycle instead. What would you do? Thanks for anybody who actually read this whole thing, I really appreciate it.
. I have a spare 1.5 gallon tank. Would that suffice? Thanks for your quick reply 
